Jason Wangler's day-to-day efforts covering the oil and gas sector as an equity analyst for Wunderlich have shifted as oil prices have dropped. So to have investor expectations for current and future production, he says. READ MORESHARE

Hess Corp.'s lean manufacturing approach used in the Bakken has proven efficiency gains and economic advantages. Now, one Ohio-based firm that supplies a down hole equipment offering to the oil industry has seen similar success through Hess. READ MORESHARE

Daniel Guffey, vice president of equity research for oil and gas exploration and production at Stifel Nicolaus, doesn't see balance in the oil market until 2017. But, according to Guffey, operators are not far from making a profit at current oil. READ MORESHARE

August Bakken oil production fell 20,000 barrels per day from July, said Lynn Helms, North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources director. Roughly 1,000 wells are drilled but uncompleted, half of which need to be brought online by March 2016. READ MORESHARE